Kojo Easy Damptey

His music is filled with poignant lyrics meant to address societal issues in an attempt to enact change in the world.

His debut album “Daylight Robbery”was released on October 2013 and featured the likes of Canadian Winter, Sara London, Lee Reed and Mother Tareka. The record won Pop recording of the year at the 2015-Hamilton Music Awards.

He is scheduled to record his sophomore album titled “Giants”. The album is a decolonizing creative process aimed at using music to capture the myriad experiences of people of color. The album builds on the tradition of resistance and resilience that people of color around the world have shown in the fight to combat the ill effects of colonization. It will be released on Sep 12th, 2017 to celebrate the life of Amilcar Cabral one of Africa’s anti-colonial leaders.

The album will feature fellow Ghanaian musicians Mutombo da Poet and WanLov the Kubolor. Other featured musicians on the album include Hip-Hop group Canadian Winter and Syrian born rapper Mother Tareka.